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Key Points

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Internet users increased from 250 million to nearly 1 billion in a decade.

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Broadband connections rose from 60 million to over 1.03 billion.

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Fifth Generation mobile network covers 99.9% of districts and 85% of the population.

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Data price fell to roughly ten cents per gigabyte, making online services cheaper.

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Unified Payments Interface handled about 24,162 crore transactions worth 314 lakh crore rupees in FY 2025‑26.

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Tools like the Artificial Intelligence‑powered ASTR system and Financial Fraud Risk Indicator aim to stop suspicious activity before money is lost.

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Summary

He highlighted rapid growth in internet and broadband users, and the expansion of the Fifth Generation mobile network across the country.

The Unified Payments Interface, now used by over 740 banks, processes billions of transactions and is being shared with other nations.

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New Words to Learn

11 words
inclusive
including all people, no one left out
ecosystem
a network of connected parts that work together
connectivity
how well devices can communicate with each other
compute
to use computers for processing information
fintech
technology that makes financial services easier
broadband
high‑speed internet service
gigabyte
a large unit of digital data, about one billion bytes
Unified Payments Interface
India's system that lets people send money instantly using their phones
Artificial Intelligence
computer programs that can learn and make decisions
autonomous
able to work on its own without human help
patents
legal rights that protect new inventions
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